JP2015536076A - System for dynamic projection of media - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for presenting an image on a user in a social environment is a mobile device when a user enters a predetermined proximity area, such as a real-world social environment (eg, coffee shop, bar, club, etc.). Via an image projection system configured to detect the presence of a user. The image projection system further accesses the social network platform to detect media content associated with the user, in particular media content shared by the user on the social network platform via the mobile device. It is configured as follows. The image projection system further projects media content onto the user's body, clothing, and / or private items via the projector and dynamically projects the media content as the user moves through the social environment. Configured to adapt to.

Description

  This application claims priority from US Provisional Application No. 61 / 716,527, filed Oct. 20, 2012, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

  The present disclosure relates to media presentation, and more particularly to dynamic media presentation on a user, including the user's body, clothing, and / or private items (eg, bags, handbags, wallets, etc.). It is related with the system for adapting to.

  As technology progresses, access to social media platforms via personal computing devices and electronics has become widely available, increasing to interact with each other and share information It provides users with the means they are doing. Social media platforms may include, for example, social network applications, internet forums, weblogs, social blogs, microblogging, wikis, and podcasts. Social media platforms typically provide information such as photos, videos, music, video blogs, blogs, wall-posting, email, instant messaging, crowdsourcing, and voice over IP. Can be shared with each other.

  Social media applications may generally involve content sharing, but are usually used by individuals. Users capture information, share information, and share information using personal electronic devices such as smartphones, notebook computers, tablet computers, and other similar devices configured for personal use You can comment. For this reason, among other things, it is argued that social media can be isolated and ultimately prevent face-to-face interactions between users.

  While social media platforms offer users an alternative to communication, certain environments generally require face-to-face interactions between one or more people. For example, some real-world social settings can generally facilitate face-to-face interactions (eg, communication) between people in that environment. A social environment may generally include, for example, a living room in a person's home, a waiting room, a lobby in a hotel and / or office building, a bar, a club, a coffee shop, and the like. In a social environment, one or more people can gather and interact with each other.

  In some examples, social media platforms may not be very useful or not useful at all for users in such real-world social environments. For example, some social media platforms allow users to display content related to a current situation (eg, location, feelings, opinions on a particular topic, etc.), a photo or video of interest, or a news article, for example. Allows sharing in real time or near real time. However, when in a real-world social environment that typically requires face-to-face interaction (eg, a coffee shop), people do not rely entirely on the passive means of communication provided by social media platforms, but rather conversation and In order to initiate an interaction, you must be actively involved with others. This can be some sort of frustration and / or irritation for some people. For example, after starting a conversation for the first time, a person wants to see the media they are interested in, such as media that has content related to the conversation (for example, showing a photo with matters related to the content of the conversation If he wants to do so, he must manually prepare media devices (eg, laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc.) in order to obtain such media and related content and show it to others.

The features and advantages of the claimed subject matter will become apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments consistent with the subject matter. The description should be considered with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a block diagram illustrating one embodiment of a system for dynamic and adaptive presentation of media on a user consistent with this disclosure. FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the system of FIG. 1 in more detail. The block diagram which shows the image projection system of FIG. 2 in detail. The block diagram which shows another embodiment of the image projection system of FIG. FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating one embodiment for selecting media and projecting media onto a user consistent with this disclosure.

  For a full understanding of the present disclosure, reference should be made to the following detailed description, including the appended claims, taken in conjunction with the above-described drawings. Although the present disclosure will be described with reference to exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the specific forms described herein. It should be understood that various omissions and equivalent substitutions are intended so that the situation may suggest or the situation may be unintended.

  According to an overview, the present disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for presenting images on a user in a social environment. This system allows a user's user to access a user's device via a mobile device when the user enters a predetermined proximity area of the image projection system, such as a real-world social environment (eg, a coffee shop, bar, club, etc.). An image projection system configured to detect presence may be included. The image projection system further accesses the social network platform to detect media content associated with the user, in particular media content shared by the user on the social network platform via the mobile device. It is configured as follows.

  The image projection system may be further configured to project media content onto the user's body, clothing, and / or private items (eg, bags, handbags, wallets, etc.) via the projector. Specifically, the projector projects a visual image of the media content onto the user's body, clothing, and / or private item and dynamically adapts the projection of the media content as the user moves through the social environment. (Ie, providing real-time or near real-time tracking of the user and maintaining the projection of media content onto the user as the user moves in a real-world social environment).

  A system consistent with the present disclosure provides a means of dynamically adapting the presentation of social media such as images on the user, thereby communicating between the user and others in a real-world social environment And provide an alternative to interaction. A system consistent with the present disclosure provides a user with a personalized display of media content that can be used on the body, clothing, and / or private items so that the user can view the content as a temporary tattoo image. By displaying, you can communicate and recommend content, and provide a socially-visible form for sharing media content with others. In addition, the system provides a seamless means for people to share social media content and stay fully engaged with others in the social environment, thereby sharing experiences with others. , Enabling a more seamless, ambient and less conscientious means.

  FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of a system 10 consistent with this disclosure. System 10 includes a mobile device 12, an image projection system 14, and a social network platform 18. As shown, the mobile device 12 and the image projection system 14 can be configured to communicate with each other via a network 16. Further, the mobile device 12 and the image projection system 14 can each be configured to communicate separately with the social network platform 18 via the network 16.

  Turning now to FIG. 2, the system 10 of FIG. 1 is shown in greater detail. As described above, the mobile device 12 is configured to communicate with the social network platform 18. A user can use the mobile device 12 to access the social network platform 18 via the network 16 and exchange information with the social network platform 18 via the network 16 ( For example, media content such as images, videos and music can be uploaded). The network 16 can be any network that transmits data. Non-limiting examples of suitable networks that can be used as network 16 include Wi-Fi® wireless data communication technology, the Internet, private networks, virtual private networks (VPN), public switched telephone networks ( PSTN), integrated digital communication network (ISDN), digital subscriber link network (DSL), various second generation (2G) cellular based data communication technologies, third generation (3G) cellular based data communication technologies, Includes 4 generation (4G) cellular based data communication technologies, other networks capable of transmitting data, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the network 16 is selected from the Internet, at least one wireless network, at least one cellular telephone network, and combinations thereof.

  The mobile device 12 is a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, an ultralight computer, an ultramobile computer, a netbook computer, a sub-notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, an enterprise digital assistant Mobile Internet devices, and personal navigation devices, but are not limited to these. Small form factor (SFF) devices, a subset of mobile devices, typically include handheld mobile devices (ie, handheld devices with at least some computing capability). The social network platform 18 may generally refer to a web-based service or platform that provides a user with a social network that the user can interact with and communicate with. For example, the social network platforms are Facebook (registered trademark), YouTube (registered trademark), Instagram (registered trademark), Twitter (registered trademark), Google+ (registered trademark), Weibo, LinkedIn (registered trademark), and MySpace (registered trademark). Registered trademark), but is not limited thereto.

  In the illustrated embodiment, a user of mobile device 12 may wish to share media with other users of social network platform 18. Thus, the user accesses the social network platform 18 via the mobile device 12, uploads media (eg, image 20) to the social network platform 18, shares the image 20, and other It may allow a user to view the image 20. Typically, users are limited to sharing images with other users via the social network platform 18 within the virtual social environment, which is generally the user of the social network platform 18. Only the image 20 can be seen. Thus, if a user moves to a real-world (non-virtual world) social environment, such as a coffee shop, for example, the user shares a virtual world (eg, using the social network platform 18 over the Internet). Outside of this method, the image 20 cannot necessarily be shared with other customers in the coffee shop.

  However, as described in more detail herein, the image projection system 14 presents an image 20 on the user's body, clothing, and / or private article when the user is in a real world social environment. It may be configured to provide a means. For example, the image projection system 14 may be a living room in a person's home, a waiting room, a hotel and / or office building lobby, a bar, a club, a coffee shop, a museum, and, for example, a park, building (eg, school and university). But can be placed in a real world social environment including, but not limited to, public spaces. For clarity and brevity of description, the following description refers to a real world social environment as a coffee shop.

  The image projection system 14 may include a presentation management module 22 configured to detect the presence of the mobile device 12 and identify an associated user of the mobile device 12. Upon detecting the presence of the mobile device 12 and identifying the user, the presentation management module 22 further accesses the social network platform 18 to identify the user profile associated with the user, and the user profile Configured to identify media content associated with the. Such media content includes, for example, media content (eg, image 20) uploaded and shared by a user.

  The presentation management module 22 is further configured to communicate with the user via the mobile device 12 and provide the user with an option to display the image 20 using the projector 24. If the user desires to display the image 20, the presentation management module 22 is further configured to provide input to the projector 24 to control the projection of the image 20 onto the user's desired surface. Such a user's face may be a specific area of the user's body and clothing, or the user's private items. This will be described in more detail herein.

  Turning to FIG. 3, the image projection system 14 of FIG. 2 is shown in more detail. As shown, the presentation management module 22 may include a device detection / identification module 26 configured to detect the presence of the mobile device 12 and identify an associated user of the mobile device 12. As described above, the image projection system 14 and the mobile device 12 can communicate with each other using one or more wireless communication protocols. Such wireless communication protocols include, but are not limited to, Wi-Fi®, 2G, 3G, and 4G for network connections and / or some other wireless signal and / or communication protocol. It is not something. Image projection system 14 and mobile device 12 may also be configured to communicate with each other via near field communication (NFC), RFID, and Bluetooth for near field communication.

  The device detection / identification module 26 is typically a custom, proprietary, operable and clearly defined device that detects the presence of a mobile device within a predetermined proximity area and identifies a user of the mobile device. It may include well-known code and / or post-development code (ie, instruction set), hardware, and / or firmware. Thus, as soon as the user enters the coffee shop, the device detection / identification module 26 may be configured to detect the presence of the mobile device 12 and associated users. The device detection / identification module 26 may further be configured to prompt the user for one or more options regarding whether the user wishes to connect to and exchange information with the image projection system 14.

  Given permission to access information on the user's mobile device 12, the device detection / identification module 26 may be configured to identify one or more social network platforms 18 of which the user is a member. The presentation management module 22 accesses one or more identified social network platforms 18 of which the user is a member and is associated with the user, including recent activity such as, for example, uploading an image (eg, image 20). A media search module 28 configured to search for any given media.

  Upon detecting the image 20 (eg, a recent upload), the presentation management module 22 further communicates with the mobile device 12 and places the image 20 on the user's body, clothing, and / or private item via the projector 24. It may be configured to prompt the user for options to display. In one embodiment, the presentation management module 22 can provide the user with one or more display options, such as the body or clothing area where the image 20 is to be displayed, the size of the image 20, the brightness of the image 20, etc. It is not limited to these. If the user chooses to display the image 20 on his body or clothing, the image 20 is transmitted to the presentation management module 22. In addition to searching the social network platform 18, the media search module 28 may be configured to search the mobile device 12 for stored media (eg, images stored on the mobile device 12). Should be noted.

  The presentation management module 22 further includes a detection / tracking module 30 and a projection control module 32. The detection / tracking module 30 is configured to receive data captured from at least one sensor 34. A system 10 consistent with this disclosure may include various sensors configured to capture various characteristics of a user associated with the mobile device 12. For example, in the illustrated embodiment, the image projection system 14 includes at least one camera 34 that is configured to capture one or more digital images of a user of the mobile device 12. The camera 34 includes any (known or later discovered) device for capturing a digital image that represents an environment that includes one or more humans, and can be used by a single person within the environment described herein. It can have sufficient resolution for human face and body analysis.

  For example, the camera 34 may include a still camera (ie, a camera configured to capture still photos) or a video camera (ie, a camera configured to capture multiple moving images of multiple frames). . The camera 34 may be configured to capture images with images in the visible spectrum or other portions of the electromagnetic spectrum (eg, but not limited to, infrared spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, etc.). The camera 34 may be, for example, a web camera (such as may be associated with a personal computer and / or TV monitor), a handheld device camera (eg, a cell phone camera, a smartphone camera (eg, Apple® iPhone). (Registered trademark), Samsung (registered trademark) Galaxy (registered trademark), camera associated with Palm Treo, Blackberry (registered trademark), etc.), laptop computer camera, tablet computer (eg, ipad (registered trademark)) ), Galaxy Tab (registered trademark), etc., but not limited to these), e-book readers (for example, Kindle (registered trademark), Nook, etc., but are not limited to these) Etc.

  The detection / tracking module 30 may detect the presence of the user in the image, including specific features of the user such as, for example, specific areas of the user's body (eg, legs, arms, torso, head, face, etc.). Can be configured. For example, the detection / tracking module 30 generally receives a standard format image (eg, but is not limited to an RGB color image) and identifies at least some of the area of the user's body in the image. It may include custom and proprietary well-known feature recognition code and / or post-development feature recognition code (ie, instruction set), hardware, and / or firmware that is operable and clearly defined. The detection / tracking module 30 may be further configured to detect and identify private items associated with the user, including but not limited to bags, handbags, wallets, and the like.

  The detection / tracking module 30 may be further configured to track user movement while the user is within a predetermined proximity region of the image projection system 14 (ie, at a coffee shop). For example, the detection / tracking module 30 generally receives a standard format image (eg, but is not limited to an RGB color image) and moves the identified region of the user's body within the image. May include custom, proprietary, well-known and / or post-development position recognition code (ie, instruction set), hardware, and / or firmware that is operable and clearly defined to track at least some . The detection / tracking module 30 may similarly be configured to track the movement of identified private items associated with the user. Accordingly, the detection / tracking module 30 may be configured to determine and track the movement of the user or the user's private items as the user moves through an environment (eg, a coffee shop).

  Projection control module 32 receives from detection / tracking module 30 data related to user characteristics (eg, identified areas of the user's body, identified private items, and user and / or private item movements). It is configured as follows. Projection control module 32 is further configured to communicate with projector 24 and control the projection of image 20 based on data associated with user characteristics. As is generally understood, the projector 24 may include any known optical image projector configured to project an image (or moving image) onto a surface. In addition to wired communication, the projector 24 may be configured to communicate wirelessly with the presentation management module 22, and more specifically with the projection control module 32.

  Projector 24 may be configured to receive data from projection control module 32 and project image 20 onto user display surface 36. Such data includes the projected image 20 and certain parameters of the projection (eg, the projected user's body or clothing, the particular area of the private article, the size of the projection, the brightness of the projection, etc.). As shown, the user may desire to display the image 20 on the user's neck. In one embodiment, projector 24 may be configured to project image 20 onto a three-dimensional object, such as a user's neck, for example, with little or no distortion caused by the three-dimensional object. For example, the projector 24 is generally known to be custom, proprietary, and / or post-development code (ie, instruction set), hardware, and / Or firmware may be included.

  While the user is in a predetermined proximity area (coffee shop), the projector 24 is configured to maintain the projection of the image 20 onto the user or an associated private item. During the projection of the image 20, the projection control module 32 may be configured to continuously monitor the user and / or private item and determine the movement of the user and / or private item in real time or near real time. More particularly, the camera 34 may be configured to continuously capture one or more images of the user, and the detection / tracking module 30 may determine user characteristics (eg, coffee shop) based on the one or more captured images. The location of the user and / or the private item). Thus, the projection control module 32 may be configured to control the position of projections emitted from the projector 24 in real time or near real time while the user moves through the coffee shop. When the user leaves the coffee shop, the projector 24 can stop projecting the image 20, and communication between the image projection system 14, the mobile device 12, and the social network platform 18 may end.

  In the illustrated embodiment, presentation management module 22, projector 24, and at least one camera 34 are independent of each other. In other embodiments, the projector 24 may optionally include a presentation management module 22 and / or at least one sensor 34, as shown, for example, in FIG. It should be noted. The optional inclusion of the presentation management module 22 and / or at least one sensor 34 as part of the projector 24 rather than as an external element of the projector 24 is indicated in FIG.

  Turning now to FIG. 5, a flowchart of one embodiment of a method 500 for presenting an image on a user in a social environment consistent with the present disclosure is shown. Method 500 includes monitoring the social environment (operation 510). The social environment can include, for example, a coffee shop. Method 500 further includes detecting the presence of a mobile device in the social environment and identifying a user associated with the mobile device (operation 520). The mobile device can be detected by various known means such as, for example, location techniques.

  Method 500 further includes searching for a social network platform for media content associated with the identified user (act 530). A user can be a member of a social network platform and can use the mobile device to access the social network platform and interact with others on the social network platform. For example, a user can upload media content, such as images, to a social network platform via a mobile device. Method 500 further includes receiving one or more images of the identified user (act 540). The image can be captured using one or more cameras. User characteristics may be identified, including detection and identification of areas of the user's body in the captured image (act 550). In addition, user movement within the social environment can be monitored and tracked.

  Method 500 further includes projecting a visual representation of media content (eg, an image) on the user based at least in part on the user characteristics (act 560). User movement may be continuously monitored so that the projection of media content on the user dynamically adapts to the user movement within the social environment. For example, if the image is projected onto the user's arm, the projection of the image dynamically adapts to the user's movement within the social environment so that the image continues to be projected onto the user's arm.

  Although FIG. 5 illustrates method operations according to various embodiments, it should be understood that not all of these operations are required in any embodiment. Indeed, in other embodiments of the present disclosure, the operations illustrated in FIG. 5 may be combined in ways not specifically shown in any of the drawings, and such combinations are also well consistent with the present disclosure. This is fully intended herein. Thus, claims relating to features and / or operations not exactly shown in one figure are considered to be within the scope and content of this disclosure.

  Furthermore, the operation of the embodiments has been further described with reference to the above figures and accompanying examples. Some of the diagrams may include logic flows. Such diagrams presented herein may include specific logic flows, but such logic flows show examples of how the general functions described herein can be implemented. You will understand that it is only. In addition, a given logic flow does not necessarily have to be executed in the order presented unless otherwise indicated. Further, a given logic flow may be implemented by hardware elements, software elements executed by a processor, or any combination thereof. Embodiments are not limited to this context.

  A system consistent with this disclosure provides a means of dynamically adapting the presentation of social media such as images on a user, thereby enabling communication and interaction between the user and others in a social environment. Provide an alternative. A system consistent with the present disclosure provides a user with a personalized display that may be used on the body and / or clothing, thereby allowing the user to display art and other as a temporary tattoo image. Make it possible to convey deep awareness of content.

  As used in the embodiments herein, the term “module” may refer to software, firmware, and / or circuitry configured to perform any of the operations described above. The software may be embodied as software packages, code, instructions, instruction sets, and / or data recorded on non-transitory computer readable storage media. Firmware may be embodied as code, instructions or instruction sets, and / or data that are hard-coded (eg, non-volatile) into a memory device. “Circuit” as used in the embodiments herein refers to, for example, a hard-wired circuit, a programmable circuit such as a computer processor having one or more separate instruction processing cores, or a state machine circuit, either alone or in combination. And / or firmware that stores instructions executed by the programmable circuit. Modules may be collected collectively or individually in larger systems such as integrated circuits (ICs), system on chip (SoC), desktop computers, laptop computers, tablet computers, servers, smartphones, etc. It can be embodied as a circuit forming part.

  Any of the operations described herein may be performed alone or in combination in a system that includes one or more storage media storing instructions. When the instruction is executed by one or more processors, the instruction performs the method. Here, the processor may include, for example, a server CPU, a mobile device CPU, and / or other programmable circuits.

  It is also contemplated that the operations described herein may be distributed across multiple physical devices, such as processing structures at multiple different physical locations. A storage medium may include any type of tangible medium. Such storage media include, for example, hard disks, floppy disks, optical disks, CD-ROMs, CD-RWs, and any type of disk including magneto-optical disks, ROMs, RAMs such as dynamic RAMs and static RAMs, There are semiconductor devices such as EPROM, EEPROM, flash memory, SSD, magnetic card or optical card, or any type of medium suitable for storing electronic instructions. Other embodiments may be implemented as software modules that are executed by a programmable control device. The storage medium can be non-transitory.

  As described herein, various embodiments may be implemented using hardware elements, software elements, or any combination thereof. Examples of hardware elements are processors, microprocessors, circuits, circuit elements (eg, transistors, resistors, capacitors, inductors, etc.), integrated circuits, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), digital signals It may include a processor (DSP), field programmable gate array (FPGA), logic gate, register, semiconductor device, chip, microchip, chip set, and the like.

  Reference to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” throughout this specification means that the particular function, structure, or feature described with respect to that embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, the appearances of the phrases “in one embodiment” or “in an embodiment” in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular functions, structures, or features may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

  The following examples relate to further embodiments. In one example, a system for projecting a visual representation of media on a user is provided. The system is configured to detect the presence of a mobile device in the environment and to identify a user associated with the mobile device and a device detection and identification module configured to identify media content associated with the user An identified media search module, a user detection and tracking module configured to receive one or more images of a user in the environment and to detect and identify one or more characteristics of the user, and an identified associated with the user A projection control module configured to receive data related to the media content and data related to one or more user characteristics and to generate control data based at least in part on the received data; A presentation management module may be included. The system may further include a projector configured to receive control data from the projection control module and project a visual representation of the media content on a display surface associated with the user based on the control data.

  The exemplary system further relates to the user's movement within the environment, wherein the one or more user characteristics include movement of one or more areas of the user's body, movement of one or more areas of the user's body. And can be configured to be selected from the group consisting of movement of private items within the environment. In this configuration, the exemplary system may be further configured such that one or more regions of the user's body are selected from the group consisting of the head, face, neck, torso, arms, hands, legs, and feet. . In this configuration, the exemplary system further includes a presentation management module in communication with the mobile device, and a user associated with the mobile device controls one or more parameters of the projection of the visual representation of the media content. The projection control module is configured to receive the user input data and to generate the control data based at least in part on the user input data, Can be configured. In this configuration, the exemplary system further includes: one or more parameters, the specific media content that projects the visual representation, the area of the user's body that projects the visual representation, the private article that projects the visual representation, the visual representation And can be configured to be selected from the group consisting of the brightness of the visual representation.

  The exemplary system further includes a projector that, while alone or in combination with the additional configuration described above, displays while the display surface is moving in the environment based on control data generated by the projection control module. It may be configured to maintain a projection of the visual representation of the media content on the surface.

  The exemplary system further provides a visual representation of media content on a three-dimensional surface, alone or in combination with the additional configuration described above, with a projector causing little or no distortion by the three-dimensional surface. May be configured to project.

  The exemplary system may further include a camera configured to capture one or more images of users in the environment, alone or in combination with the additional configurations described above.

  The exemplary system further includes a media search module accessing at least one social network platform associated with a user, alone or in combination with the additional configuration described above, and at least one social network. Can be configured to identify media content associated with the user on the platform.

  The exemplary system further includes a media search module accessing and storing in one or more storage media associated with a mobile device, alone or in combination with the additional configurations described above. Configured to identify rendered media content.

  The exemplary system is further configured to allow the presentation management module to communicate wirelessly with at least one of the mobile device and the projector via a wireless transmission protocol, alone or in combination with the additional configuration described above. Can be configured. In this configuration, the exemplary system further includes wireless transmission protocols such as Bluetooth®, infrared, near field communication (NFC), RFID, and the most recently released version of IEEE 802 as of March 2013. .11 may be configured to be selected from the group consisting of transmission protocol standards.

  In another example, a method for projecting a visual representation of media on a user is provided. The method comprises: monitoring an environment with a presentation management module; detecting a presence of a mobile device in the environment with a device detection and identification module; and identifying a user associated with the mobile device; The module identifies media content associated with the user, and the user detection and tracking module receives one or more images of the user in the environment and identifies one or more user characteristics of the user in the image. Generating control data based at least in part on the media content identified by the projection control module and the one or more user characteristics identified; and based on the control data by the projector, Media on the display screen associated with the user And projecting a visual representation of the content may include.

  The exemplary method further includes associating the user's movement within the environment, wherein the one or more user characteristics include one or more areas of the user's body, movement of the one or more areas of the user's body. And can be configured to be selected from the group consisting of movement of private items within the environment. In this configuration, an exemplary method includes receiving, by a presentation management module, user input data for controlling one or more parameters of projection of a visual representation of media content from a mobile device; and a projection control module To generating control data based at least in part on the user input data. In this configuration, the exemplary method further includes: one or more parameters, the specific media content that projects the visual representation, the region of the user's body that projects the visual representation, the private article that projects the visual representation, the visual representation And can be configured to be selected from the group consisting of the brightness of the visual representation.

  The exemplary method further includes a projector that, while alone or in combination with the additional configuration described above, displays while the display surface is moving in the environment based on control data generated by the projection control module. It may be configured to maintain a projection of the visual representation of the media content on the surface.

  The exemplary method further includes a visual representation of media content on a three-dimensional surface, alone or in combination with the above-described additional configuration, with a projector causing little or no distortion by the three-dimensional surface. May be configured to project.

  The exemplary method described above includes the steps of accessing at least one social network platform associated with a user by a media search module, alone or in combination with the further configuration described above, and at least by a media search module Identifying media content associated with the user on one social network platform.

  The exemplary methods described above include, alone or in combination with the further configuration described above, accessing one or more storage media associated with a mobile device by a media search module, and one or more by a media search module. Identifying media content stored on the storage medium.

  In another example, a method for projecting a visual representation of media on a user is provided. The method includes the steps of monitoring the environment with a presentation management module, detecting the presence of a mobile device in the environment, identifying a user associated with the mobile device, and media content associated with the user. Identifying, receiving one or more images of users in the environment, identifying one or more user features of the users in the images, identified media content, and identified one or more user features Generating control data and projecting a visual representation of the media content on a display surface associated with the user based on the control data.

  The exemplary method further includes associating the user's movement within the environment, wherein the one or more user characteristics include one or more areas of the user's body, movement of the one or more areas of the user's body. And can be configured to be selected from the group consisting of movement of private items within the environment. In this configuration, an exemplary method receives user input data for controlling one or more parameters of a projection of a visual representation of media content from a mobile device and based at least in part on the user input data. The method may further include generating control data. In this configuration, the exemplary method further includes: one or more parameters, the specific media content that projects the visual representation, the region of the user's body that projects the visual representation, the private article that projects the visual representation, the visual representation And can be configured to be selected from the group consisting of the brightness of the visual representation.

  The exemplary method further includes a projector that, while alone or in combination with the additional configuration described above, displays while the display surface is moving in the environment based on control data generated by the projection control module. It may be configured to maintain a projection of the visual representation of the media content on the surface.

  The exemplary method further includes a visual representation of media content on a three-dimensional surface, alone or in combination with the above-described additional configuration, with a projector causing little or no distortion by the three-dimensional surface. May be configured to project.

  The exemplary method described above, alone or in combination with the further configuration described above, accesses at least one social network platform associated with the user and allows the user on at least one social network platform to The method may further include identifying associated media content.

  The exemplary method described above, alone or in combination with the additional configuration described above, accesses one or more storage media associated with a mobile device and identifies media content stored on the one or more storage media. The method may further include the step of:

  In another example, at least one computer accessible storage medium storing instructions is provided. When the instruction is executed by the machine, the instruction causes the machine to perform any of the above-described exemplary methods.

  In another example, a system configured to perform any of the above exemplary methods is provided.

  In another example, a system for projecting a visual representation of media on a user is provided. The system includes means for monitoring the environment, means for detecting the presence of a mobile device in the environment and identifying a user associated with the mobile device, means for identifying media content associated with the user, Means for receiving one or more images of users in the environment and identifying one or more user features of the users in the images, identified media content, and one or more identified user features And generating means for generating control data and means for projecting a visual representation of the media content on a display surface associated with the user based on the control data.

  The exemplary system further relates to the user's movement within the environment, wherein the one or more user characteristics include movement of one or more areas of the user's body, movement of one or more areas of the user's body. And can be configured to be selected from the group consisting of movement of private items within the environment. In this configuration, the exemplary system includes means for receiving user input data for controlling one or more parameters of the projection of the visual representation of the media content from the mobile device, and at least partially on the user input data. And a means for generating control data based thereon. In this configuration, the exemplary system further includes: one or more parameters, the specific media content that projects the visual representation, the area of the user's body that projects the visual representation, the private article that projects the visual representation, the visual representation And can be configured to be selected from the group consisting of the brightness of the visual representation.

  The exemplary system further includes a projector that, while alone or in combination with the additional configuration described above, displays while the display surface is moving in the environment based on control data generated by the projection control module. It may be configured to maintain a projection of the visual representation of the media content on the surface.

  The exemplary system further provides a visual representation of media content on a three-dimensional surface, alone or in combination with the additional configuration described above, with a projector causing little or no distortion by the three-dimensional surface. May be configured to project.

  The exemplary system described above includes a means for accessing at least one social network platform associated with a user, alone or in combination with the additional configuration described above, and on at least one social network platform. Means for identifying media content associated with the user.

  The exemplary system described above includes a means for accessing one or more storage media associated with a mobile device, alone or in combination with the additional configuration described above, and media content stored on the one or more storage media. And means for identifying.

  The terms and expressions used herein are used for purposes of explanation and not limitation, and the use of such terms and expressions is not intended to exclude equivalents of the features shown or described (or portions thereof). Rather, it will be appreciated that various modifications may be made within the scope of the claims. Accordingly, the claims are intended to cover all such equivalents.

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A system for projecting a visual representation of media on a user,
A presentation management module,
A device detection and identification module configured to detect the presence of a mobile device in the environment and identify a user associated with the mobile device;
A media search module configured to identify media content associated with the user;
A user detection and tracking module configured to receive one or more images of the user in the environment and to detect and identify one or more characteristics of the user;
Receiving data associated with the identified media content associated with the user and data associated with one or more user characteristics, and control data based at least in part on the received data A projection control module configured to generate
A presentation management module including:
A projector configured to receive control data from the projection control module and project a visual representation of the media content on a display surface associated with the user based on the control data;
With a system.   The one or more user characteristics include one or more areas of the user's body, movements of the user within the environment, including movement of the one or more areas of the user's body, me associated with the user The system of claim 1, wherein the system is selected from the group consisting of an article and a movement of the private article within the environment.   The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more regions of the user's body are selected from the group consisting of a head, a face, a neck, a torso, an arm, a hand, a leg, and a foot.   The presentation management module communicates with the mobile device and inputs data for the user associated with the mobile device to control one or more parameters of the projection of the visual representation of the media content. The projection control module is configured to enable providing, and the projection control module is configured to receive user input data and generate control data based at least in part on the user input data. System.   The one or more parameters are specific media content that projects a visual representation, the region of the user's body that projects the visual representation, the private item that projects the visual representation, the size of the visual representation, and the The system of claim 4, wherein the system is selected from the group consisting of the brightness of the visual representation.   The projector maintains projection of the visual representation of the media content on the display surface while the display surface is moving in the environment based on the control data generated by the projection control module. The system of claim 1, configured to:   7. The projector according to claim 1, wherein the projector is configured to project the visual representation of the media content onto the three-dimensional surface with little or no distortion caused by the three-dimensional surface. System. The system of claim 1, further comprising a camera configured to capture the one or more images of the user in the environment.   The media search module is configured to access at least one social network platform associated with the user and identify media content associated with the user on the at least one social network platform. The system of claim 1.   The system of claim 1, wherein the media retrieval module is configured to access one or more storage media associated with the mobile device and identify media content stored on the one or more storage media. .   The system of claim 1, wherein the presentation management module is configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one of the mobile device and the projector via a wireless transmission protocol.   The wireless transmission protocol is selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth, infrared, near field communication (NFC), RFID, and the most recently published version of the IEEE 802.11 transmission protocol standard as of March 2013. The system according to claim 11. A method for projecting a visual representation of media on a user,
Monitoring the environment,
Detecting the presence of a mobile device in the environment and identifying a user associated with the mobile device;
Identifying media content associated with the user;
Receiving one or more images of the user in the environment and identifying one or more user characteristics of the user in the image;
Generating control data based at least in part on the identified media content and the identified one or more user characteristics;
Projecting a visual representation of the media content on a display surface associated with the user based on the control data;
Including a method.   The one or more user characteristics include one or more areas of the user's body, movements of the user within the environment, including movement of the one or more areas of the user's body, me associated with the user The method of claim 13, wherein the method is selected from the group consisting of an article and a movement of the private article within the environment. Receiving user input data for controlling one or more parameters of the projection of the visual representation of the media content from the mobile device and generating control data based at least in part on the user input data The method of claim 14, further comprising:   The one or more parameters are specific media content that projects a visual representation, the region of the user's body that projects the visual representation, the private item that projects the visual representation, the size of the visual representation, and the The method of claim 15, wherein the method is selected from the group consisting of brightness of a visual representation.   The projector maintains a projection of the visual representation of the media content on the display surface while the display surface is moving within the environment based on control data generated by the projection control module. 14. The method of claim 13, configured as follows.   The method of claim 13, wherein the projector is configured to project the visual representation of the media content onto the three-dimensional surface with little or no distortion caused by the three-dimensional surface. 14. Accessing at least one social network platform associated with the user and identifying media content associated with the user on the at least one social network platform. The method described. The method of claim 13, further comprising: accessing one or more storage media associated with the mobile device and identifying media content stored on the one or more storage media.   21. At least one computer-accessible storage medium storing instructions, wherein when the instructions are executed by a machine, the instructions cause the machine to perform the method of any of claims 13-20. , At least one computer-accessible storage medium.   21. A system configured to perform the method of any one of claims 13-20.

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